The Biological Sciences Division performs systems biology research and develops technologies focused on how cells, cell communities, and organisms sense and respond to their environment. Our investigator-initiated and collaborative research, unique scientific instrumentation, and national program leadership translate the latest scientific discoveries into technologies that are beneficial to the nation.
TRAPping Proteins that Work Together Inside Living Cells
DNA might be the blueprint for living things, but proteins are the builders. Researchers trying to understand how and which proteins work together have developed a new crosslinking tool that is small and unobtrusive enough to use in live cells. Using the new tool, the scientists have discovered new details about a well-studied complex of proteins known as RNA polymerase.
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Dick Smith Named Editor-in Chief of Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
Congratulations to Dr. Richard D. Smith of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, who accepted an invitation to become Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics.
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Matching Measurements Provide Most Complete Analysis of Salmonella to Date
One of the most complete analyses of global post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in any organism indicates that post-transcriptional regulation plays an unexpectedly prominent role in the bacteria Salmonella's ability to infect its host.
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"Breathing" Bacterium's Role in Remediation
A recent study of the contaminant-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis provides the first evidence that the microbe maneuvers proteins within the bacterial cell into its outer membrane to contact metal directly. The proteins then bond with metal oxides, which the bacteria use to "breathe."
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Dick Smith named PNNL Inventor of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Richard D. Smith, Battelle Fellow and Chief Scientist, on being named Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Inventor of the Year for Fiscal Year 2008. The PNNL Inventor of the year award recognizes innovation that has resulted in the creation of intellectual property or the potential to create intellectual property.
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Tim Scheibe Chosen Darcy Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Timothy D. (Tim) Scheibe has been selected as the 2010 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer in Ground Water Science. Scheibe, a staff scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was invited by the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation to spend next year lecturing at colleges and universities to educate and create interest in groundwater science and technology.
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